Stevens-Johnson Syndrome

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THE CLINICAL manifestations of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (erythema multiforme exudativum) were frequently observed in the dermatology and dental services at the US Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, Ill, during the late summer and fall of 1965. The apparently increased incidence of this syndrome prompted clinical as well as laboratory investigations. The serological evidence of associatedMycoplasma pneumoniaeinfection in Stevens-Johnson syndrome presented by Ludlam et al1suggestedMycoplasmastudies. This communication is a case report of a patient with Stevens-Johnson syndrome in which an associated infection byM pneumoniaewas documented by serological and cultural techniques. Report of a Case This 19-year-old white man was admitted to the US Naval Hospital, Great Lakes, on Oct 16, 1965, complaining of a widespread rash and sores in his mouth and on his penis. History.— He had been in a state of good health when he arrived at the Great Lakes Naval Station on

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